®Planning appeal decision
96 The Dell, Woodston, Peterborough, PE2 9QE
Planning appeal 3339573 at 96 The Dell, Woodston, Peterborough, PE2 9QE (Peterborough City Council) was allowed on 7 March 2025 by Inspector Preston C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use described was lawful at the time the application was made and whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a CLUED was well-founded based on relevant facts and any relevant judicial authority.
a small HMO for up to 4 people only
- Authority
- Peterborough City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Preston C
- Postcode
- PE2 9QE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use described was lawful at the time the application was made and whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a CLUED was well-founded based on relevant facts and any relevant judicial authority
What decided it
The application was made on 19 December 2023, before the Article 4 Direction removing permitted development rights came into force on 1 January 2024, and the appellant provided sufficient evidence on the balance of probability that the property was in use as a small HMO at that date, with no contradictory evidence from the Council.
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